"To us, volunteering is a two-way thing. It’s not just about the hands-on help and skills that volunteers bring; it’s also about what this amazing continent, its people and its wildlife can give those volunteers in return." Greg Bows, MD

"To volunteer is to learn, to enjoy, to experience. To be excited, exhilarated and to explore a sense of awe and wonder. If it does all this for you, just imagine what you can do for others." ~ Sophie, UK

Lion Conservation

Our lion conservation projects are managed in partnership with ALERT (African Lion and Environmental Research Trust) and Lion Encounter. Since 1975 Africa has lost 80-90% of its Lion population and their numbers continue to fall. A report published at the end of 2012 estimated the number of lions in Africa to be as low as 32,000 which is alarming when you consider that 40 years ago Africa was home to over 200,000 lions.

Volunteers on our lion projects are involved in ALERT’s ground-breaking lion release into the wild program, which is a responsible development approach dedicated to the conservation of lions in Africa. Activities will include taking lion cubs out into the bush where they can hone their natural instincts and skills, lion feeding, enclosure cleaning, conservation education in local communities and conducting research.

To date two prides of captive-born lions (one pride in Zambia, one in Zimbabwe) have successfully been released into fenced areas where they can sustain themselves and function as a stable and coherent pride. These captive-born lions are now raising their own cubs, independent of any human intervention. With continued funding and global support we can secure more release sites and grow this program to help conserve the legacy of lions in Africa.

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